Quotes about Adversity
Stand strong and show the opposition that you're more determined than they are. That problem is not there to stop you; it's there to prepare you. That challenge is not going to defeat you; it's going to promote you.
— Joel Osteen
You won't become all you were created to be without trouble. You don't grow in the good times; you grow in the tough times... In the difficult times, your spiritual muscles are developed, and you gain strength, endurance and wisdom.
— Joel Osteen
There are levels that you can't reach without going through a dry season, without opposition, things that are unfair. That's all leading you to bloom, to greatness, to promotion, to influence.
— Joel Osteen
It looks like a setback, but really it's a setup to move you into your destiny.
— Joel Osteen
I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life's not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are.
— Joel Osteen
There are tests we have to pass. One of them is being faithful when nothing is changing, doing our best when it's not growing, being good to people that are not being good to us.
— Joel Osteen
TODAY'S THOUGHT You may have had bad breaks and gone through unfair situations, but don't have a victim mentality; have a victor mentality. God says He will pay you back double for the unfair things that have happened.
— Joel Osteen
Sometimes you face difficulties not because you're doing something wrong, but because you're doing something right.
— Joel Osteen
You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events.
— Joel Osteen
God says He will pay you back double for the unfair things that have happened. That person who did you wrong and thought they were hurting you—the truth is, they were helping you. They qualified you for double.
— Joel Osteen
None of us likes difficulties. If we had a choice, we wouldn't go through them. But challenges prepare you for your future.
— Joel Osteen
God will be your vindicator. He knows how to take care of the opposition. He hears what they're saying; He sees the disrespect. If you'll stay in peace, He'll fight your battles. When God does it, it will be better than you could have done it.
— Joel Osteen